Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has urged the European Union to "reclaim its industrial soul" and reconsider environmental policies "guided by common sense and economic realities", cautioning against the potential threat of a "dangerous deindustrialization" of the continent. In her address to the Federacciai assembly in Bergamo, Meloni emphasized that "Europe was founded on collaboration in coal and steel; however, today it is more exposed and vulnerable in those very sectors". In her perspective, "unregulated globalization and an ideologically driven regulatory approach have undermined our economies and benefited non-European competitors". Meloni highlighted recent European Council results, where “together with nine other governments, we launched a review of the Green Deal to make it more competitive". Among the measures achieved, she cited “greater flexibility on international credits, the inclusion of low-emission fuels, and the postponement of ETS2 to 2028 — which would have penalized families and businesses". Subsequently, Meloni advocated that Brussels should "safeguard European steel production, reassess the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) due to its potential to encourage relocation, and lower energy expenses for enterprises". "The objective", she concluded, "is a green transition that does not undermine employment or competitiveness: we are a leading industrial force and must restore our position with courage and pragmatism".